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Note from Sandra:
Thank you for trusting me with your children for almost 7 years and your youth for the last 2 years. I know it sounds a bit crazy to try to do both ministries, raise 3 kids and homeschool them too, but I had a sense I was going to discover God's heart for the families through it all. My heart has always been for revival, where we see a generation come to know God and live out their fullest calling. Often times our idea of revival includes mass gatherings where many people are experiencing the power and glory of God and giving their lives to Jesus. I pray for that but I also believe God's heart is for sustaining revival through the FAMILIES. Malachi 4:6 has been ringing in my heart for the last year;
"And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction."
Read the whole chapter when you can. These are the last words God gave to His people in the Old Testament, and Matthew 28:16-20 was Jesus' last words to His disciples in the New Testament;
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Two different ways to say the same thing: Discipleship looks like FAMILY. God is setting us up right now to fulfill Malachi's prophecy and complete Jesus' commission on the earth until His glorious return. In the past, we may have found ourselves keeping our kids busy round the clock with school, lessons and activities, but now we find ourselves with our children all the time! Most of us are even homeschooling. Some are enjoying this time of slowing down, being creative and being a family again, and some may being feeling frustrated by the pressure of having to entertain the kids all the time. Whether your experience has been positive or negative or a mixed bag of both, we want to come along side you as you spiritually parent your children. As we are fathered by our heavenly Father we can then mimic His ways towards our children by creating environments within our homes for our children to encounter God and interact with the Holy Spirit.
Our desire is to equip and support our JC families and we feel like TRU curriculum will help us do this more effectively. The heart of TRU is to develop lifetime faith in a new generation through discipling the WHOLE family. Whether you are a parent or grandparent of kids or teens we want to journey with you through SPIRITUAL PARENTING classes and give you resources to support you at home. We want to set you up to be the first to share Gods heart with your kids and as a church we want to confirm what they have been hearing from you all week long.
"The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9
May the LORD your God empower you to love Him and one another wholeheartedly. May He equip you to pass on faith to your children as you enjoy His Presence daily as a family.
Thank you for trusting me with your children for almost 7 years and your youth for the last 2 years. I know it sounds a bit crazy to try to do both ministries, raise 3 kids and homeschool them too, but I had a sense I was going to discover God's heart for the families through it all. My heart has always been for revival, where we see a generation come to know God and live out their fullest calling. Often times our idea of revival includes mass gatherings where many people are experiencing the power and glory of God and giving their lives to Jesus. I pray for that but I also believe God's heart is for sustaining revival through the FAMILIES. Malachi 4:6 has been ringing in my heart for the last year;
"And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction."
Read the whole chapter when you can. These are the last words God gave to His people in the Old Testament, and Matthew 28:16-20 was Jesus' last words to His disciples in the New Testament;
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Two different ways to say the same thing: Discipleship looks like FAMILY. God is setting us up right now to fulfill Malachi's prophecy and complete Jesus' commission on the earth until His glorious return. In the past, we may have found ourselves keeping our kids busy round the clock with school, lessons and activities, but now we find ourselves with our children all the time! Most of us are even homeschooling. Some are enjoying this time of slowing down, being creative and being a family again, and some may being feeling frustrated by the pressure of having to entertain the kids all the time. Whether your experience has been positive or negative or a mixed bag of both, we want to come along side you as you spiritually parent your children. As we are fathered by our heavenly Father we can then mimic His ways towards our children by creating environments within our homes for our children to encounter God and interact with the Holy Spirit.
Our desire is to equip and support our JC families and we feel like TRU curriculum will help us do this more effectively. The heart of TRU is to develop lifetime faith in a new generation through discipling the WHOLE family. Whether you are a parent or grandparent of kids or teens we want to journey with you through SPIRITUAL PARENTING classes and give you resources to support you at home. We want to set you up to be the first to share Gods heart with your kids and as a church we want to confirm what they have been hearing from you all week long.
"The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9
May the LORD your God empower you to love Him and one another wholeheartedly. May He equip you to pass on faith to your children as you enjoy His Presence daily as a family.